ALMAIN

{ Al″main (ăl″mān), Al″mayne (–mān), Al″man (–man), } n. [[OF. Aleman, F. Allemand, fr. L. Alemanni, ancient Ger. tribes.]] 1. 1. A German. Also adj., German.
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2. 2. The German language. J. Foxe.
3. 3. A kind of dance. See Allemande.
Almain rivets, Almayne rivets, or Alman rivets, a sort of light armor from Germany, characterized by overlapping plates, arranged to slide on rivets, and thus afford great flexibility.